4:31 PM,
May 13, 2014

A car navigates a pothole covered stretch of road on East County Road 700 North near North Williamson Road in Eaton.

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The brutal winter took its toll on Muncie and Delaware County's streets and roads in the form of potholes.

The bad weather and potholes also had an impact on local government's finances, with the city and county paying thousands of dollars in claims for motorists who said driving into potholes damaged their vehicles.

"It's the right thing to do," Mayor Dennis Tyler told The Star Press, which asked for and received an accounting of pothole damage claims paid by the city and county. ...